Let’s Choose {social skill game for kids} Giveaway

It’s not often that I post giveaways geared towards parents of special needs children, though I know through emails and comments there are many readers in the same situation as myself. So I’m thrilled to have a giveaway this week that is not only for for all developing children, but very beneficial to special needs children affected by autism, ADHD, and other learning disabilities in particular.

Let’s Choose is a simple and fun interactive social skills game based on a series of cards to help children recognize their behaviors as choices, and that with those choices there are natural consequences.

In 2002, Lisa Maylee and Stacey Buck were motivated by the fact that almost 3 million children between the ages of six and 21 have a learning disability. They collaborated to develop a game to improve the outcomes of these special children and realized that these same skills are necessary for all children at certain points in time.

After looking closely at the most recent research and their own experience in the classroom, they developed the Let’s Choose™ games for parents and schools, which address social skills and behavior management. Parents, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, social workers, and general education teachers have all found the Let’s Choose experience to be helpful.

The game consists of 20 choice cards and 20 consequence cards and also includes a toy microphone for imaginative play.

The cards deal with everyday activities and real behaviors, both good and bad, and help children develop important social skills.

Because children learn in different ways, the visually stimulating Let’s Choose cards enables parents to incorporate the cards into a variety of teaching techniques. The cards are designed so important social skills are practiced when the products are used in the game format. The games encourage positive social skill development by stressing:Turn takingSaying a person’s name to get attentionAsking questionsAnswering questionsTone of voiceSpeaking volumeLooking at the person

I really like the simplicity of the card graphics, which my little guy easily relates to and recognizes, as they are based on same stick-like figures found on his PECS cards. He has responded really well to some of the cards that we have actually laminated them and use them for everyday situations on his PECS communication board in the kitchen. I also like that the cards highlight both positive and negative real life experiences where a child can make a choice and recognizes the various consequences that can go with it. I see us getting a lot of use out of these cards – above and beyond the game they are intended for.

♦ To learn more about this game ♦{awarded the National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval}Visit Let’s Choose♦ You can also connect on Facebook♦

For this weeks GiveawayLet’s Chooseis graciously offering One Lucky Readera Let’s Choose™ Game Card Set for the Home

What a great giveaway! My 4 year old is showing ADHD and Autism tendencies (although we have yet to get confirmation of this yet. He is being tested next month more extensively) and this would be great. His social skills are seriously lacking and maybe this would help!

Thanks for the great review. We love that you found the cards so useful that you’ve laminated them and include them on your communication board. In the next printing of the game we plan on laminating the cards and making the backs of the cards green or purple so families can draw their own choice and consequence cards. Can’t wait to see who wins.

I am always looking for good and effective ways to deal with my child that has ADHD. It is hard to get them to understand that there is a consequence for actions. And also how to deal with their feelings.What a great tool to help parents, teachers, etc.

What a fantastic resource! I work as a case manager in behavioral health for elementary age children-ADHD, ODD, PDD, Asbergers and various spectrums. This would benefit these little guys tremendously! [email protected]

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